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U.S. states and regions with declining coronavirus infections and strong testing would be able to begin the gradual reopening of businesses and schools under new White House guidelines. The approach was outlined by President Donald Trump on a call with the nation’s governors as the extent and depth of the financial pain from the global…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. tally of coronavirus cases and deaths could soon jump because federal health officials will now count illnesses that are not confirmed by lab testing.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told states Tuesday to include probable COVID-19 cases in their reports to the agency. Previously, most states reported only…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus ballooned Thursday to at least 22 million in just four weeks, an unprecedented collapse that has fueled widening protests and propelled President Donald Trump’s push to relax the nation’s social distancing guidelines.Trump planned to announce new recommendations later in the day…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichigan residents protest against governor's stay-at-home orders President Donald Trump says the US has "passed the peak" of new coronavirus cases and predicted some states would reopen this month.Mr Trump told the daily White House briefing that new guidelines would be announced on Thursday after he had…

FILE PHOTO: David Nabarro, candidate for Director General of the World Health Organization, attends a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre AlbouyDUBAI (Reuters) - The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 special envoy on Wednesday urged countries to focus on defeating the deadly virus after the United States halted funding to…